Cold Chisel frontman Jimmy Barnes says it was a no-brainer for the group to mark its 40th anniversary by headlining the concert at next year's Clipsal 500 supercar race in Adelaide.
The band, which formed in Adelaide, will return to its home state for the Sunday night concert on March 1.
Barnes says the band gets plenty of offers to perform, but the Clipsal 500 Adelaide is the reason for the band's homecoming.
Barnes says the band gets plenty of offers to perform, but the Clipsal 500 Adelaide is the reason for the band's homecoming.
'It was one those things where the event really suited the band and the timing was just right - a perfect storm,' he said in a statement.
'The Clipsal 500 Adelaide is the biggest event on the V8 Supercars calendar, and the concerts are huge and notorious, so for us it was a great fit, a no-brainer.'
Guitarist Ian Moss said when they started off in Adelaide venues, they watched the crowds grow from week to week.
'They say the journey is better than the arrival, and that was true,' he said.
Premier Jay Weatherill says Cold Chisel and the V8 Supercars will be a great combinati - AAP
